26-01-2005

Hunza Girl’s Organ Donation Saves Four in Karachi

via jang.com.pk

Multiple organs donation from a brain-dead girl has extended much-required lease of life to four renal-failure and cataract patients, making their Eid unforgettable, doctors said on Tuesday. Two blind people can see the light of day through the donated corneas and two young men can lead a normal life due to the kidneys gifted by a 22-year-old girl who hailed from Hunza valley. She was a social worker. The Hunza girl was brought to the Aga Khan University Hospital in a critical condition but could not be resuscitated and declared brain-dead jointly…